Improvement in hopper for mills and g-rato-drills



. To `all whom 'it 'may concern Be it knowuthat I, Russen PfJoHNsoN, ofGriffin, A

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RUSSEL P. J'onNsoN, or GRIFFIN, esonera.

Laim Paten: No. 105,807, dated .my 20, 1870.

IIVIJPROV'IElMENT IN HOPPER. FOR AND GRAlN-DRIJDS;

l-".lhe` Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making parte!the same'.

in the county of SpaldingV and in the State of Georgia,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements.

in Adjustable Feed-spout or Hopper for Mills and Grain-Drllsyand dohereby declare vthat the follow,-

ing isafnll, clear, and ,exact .description thereof', refereueebeing,had tothe-.accompanying drawing and to the lettersofreferencemarked thereon making a part of this specification. i i

4The nature of myinvention consists in the oonstruction and arrangementof Aan adjustable feed-spout or auxiliary hopper, to be attached ,underthe usual mill-hoppers andtalso to all kinds of drills for sowing grainand fertilizers.

`In order to enable others skilled in the art towhich my inventionappertains to make and use the same,vI

1 will now proceed to describc'itsconstruction and op-V eration,referring to the annexed drawing, 'which fully represents -my'feed-spout. l Y

A represents the spout or hopper, made of any snitable dimensions,either of square, round, or oval form,

as may be desired.

- The lower` portion, B, of one side of the hopper is hinged, as shown,and operated by means of the setscrew O, working ina frame, D, attachedto the hop- Pe The inner end of the screw C is swireled in a bar, E,attached to the hinged door B. i

By theruse of the screw O and hinged 'door B, it will be seen that 'thelower end, or rather the opening in the lower end of the hopper, isincreased oddimin? Yished at will, thus regulating the quantity of grainpassing through the same.

To prevent waste of grain at the sides of the hopper, the door B may beprovided with jaws to work with said door or lip. A

This device is intended to supersede the old clumsy shoe undermill-hoppers, and may also be used on all lkinds of drills for sowinggrain and fertilizers, .aswell as ou steam machinery for like purposes.

'Having thus fully described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is'- Thearrangement of the hopperA, hinged door B, metalframe D, screw O, andbar E, all constructed and operating substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, .If hzwe hereunto set my handthis 20th day of April, 1,870. y

RUSSEL P. JOHNSON.

Witnesses:l

I. .0. LITTLE, i W. H. `HIGnroNu.

